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Still using Windows XP? Then stop using Microsoft’s Web browser
A word to the stubborn ones among you who refuse to ditch Windows XP: You take a big risk clinging to a 12-year-old computer operating system after Tuesday. However, there’s one thing you can do to...
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Supreme Court paints a bull’s-eye on the ‘cloud’
A high court ruling this week that sent a renegade over-the-air TV provider reeling could leave a scar that stretches into the digital ‘cloud.’ This week, the U.S. Supreme Court cinched shut a legal...
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Digital Journalism takes a big step forward
From typewriters to Twitter, technology has shaped and reshaped journalism. Only now, the technology is coming faster than we can master it. In the span of a lifetime, hot type gave way to cold type,...
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Wi-Fi can be hazardous to your health
Fear is an excellent deterrent. It saps our confidence, curtails our energy and tempers our judgment. It forces us to change our direction and our thinking. Rarely though do we let it change our...
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SugarString melts from the heat of its own bias
Well, heck, that sure didn’t last. And it’s not hard to understand why. SugarString, an attempt by Verizon to create a technology news website in the vein of Wired or The Verge, dissipated like sugar...
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Sony hack threatens freedom of speech
When employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment saw their computer screens go as black as their morning coffee in mid-keystroke last month, nobody imagined the impact would have global implications. Yet,...
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How can Twitter video help journalism?
Twitter unveiled its new video feature allowing 30 second videos to be uploaded. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons under CC license) Twitter unveiled January 27 two new features – the ability to send direct...
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Can Google be more than just a reference site?
A sign for Google during its Developer Day in 2007. Researchers have created a search engine ranking sites on factual accuracy. (Image courtesy of meneame comunicacions, sl/Flickr under CC) The search...
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Is live streaming in Twitter’s future?
Twitter has acquired the live video start up Periscope, which could affect Twitter’s video presence and usage by journalists. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons under CC license) News has emerged this week...
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Twitter confirms acquisition of Periscope
Twitter officially confirmed today its acquisition of the live streaming app Periscope, which had closed in January for $100 million. Twitter’s Vice President for product, Kevin Weil, made the...
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MSNBC unveils Facebook shows
US Navy Secretary Ray Nabus is interviewed on MSNBC’s Morning Joe program. The channel has launched 2 new Facebook shows and has plans to expand programs onto other social platforms.Photo: Official...
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Facebook: The newest content platform?
Facebook is holding discussions on hosting content from news organizations, which may affect the relationship with users.(Photo: bykst/Pixabay under CC license) It has been a momentous week for...
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The New Mobile: News For the Next Gen
The art of storytelling and the consumption of news are both timeless human habits, so I wouldn’t worry too much about the journalist’s craft disappearing into the ether, just yet. What journalists...
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Can social journalism thrive on Snapchat?
As Snapchat hires its first Head of News, there are questions as to whether it can revolutionize social media journalism. (Photo: AdamPrzezdziek/Flickr under CC) Social media has changed the course and...
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Could Twitter be more than a curator?
Twitter is said to be considering buying the mobile app Circa, according to reports. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons under CC license) Twitter is known by many journalists to be a curator for information,...
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Instant Articles: A revolution in journalism
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose social network launches the Instant Articles initiative today.(Photo: b_d_solis/Flickr under CC) Today, Facebook is launching its Instant Articles initiative, where...
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Can Apple take a bite out of Facebook?
Apple CEO Tim Cook, as seen in 2009, is leading competition against Facebook for new content consumption. (Photo: igrec/Flickr under CC) At its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco today,...
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Dick Costolo and Twitter’s future for journalists
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo resigned Thursday as pressure to increase user growth continued. (Photo: Flickr user Joi under CC) Yesterday, it was announced that Dick Costolo would step down as chief...
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Data, Data Everywhere
My eyes and thumbs comb through medium after medium, prowling the Internet for the next sensational story, the latest updates from my friends, and the most cutting-edge scientific research....
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Is Snapchat discovering a journalistic comeback?
As Snapchat updates its Discover feature, its still trying to figure out its purpose in the world of social media. (Image: Flickr user ryan.nagelmann under CC) The last couple of weeks have seen...
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